Fragile Rise: Grand Strategy and the Fate of Imperial Germany, 1871-1914

By: Qiyu, Xu

Germany's rise to power before World War I from a Chinese persective, and the geopolitical lessons for today.

A series of solemn anniversary events have marked the centenary of World War I. Could history repeat itself in today's geopolitics? Now, as then, a land power with a growing economy and a maritime power with global commitments are the two leading states in the international system. Most ominously, the outbreak of war in 1914...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262549735
• ISBN13: 9780262549738
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher